Red Snapper in Parchment Paper
- 4 (6 ounce) fillets red snapper
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 4 large mushrooms, cleaned and diced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 4 medium tomatoes
- 2 cloves crushed garlic
- salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 tablespoons white wine
- 1 egg white, beaten
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Clean the filets, brush with oil and sprinkle with thyme.
- Refrigerate.
- In a saucepan, cook and stir the mushrooms in butter.
- Cook until all the moisture has evaporated.
- Sprinkle the mushrooms with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
- Remove the mushrooms from the saucepan into a small bowl.
- Peel and seed the tomato.
- In a small saucepan, cook and stir the tomatoes with garlic.
- Cook and stir until soft and season with salt and pepper.
- Place the red snapper filets in a large frying pan, over medium-low heat.
- Fry the filets until they are opaque.
- Place each filet onto a piece of parchment paper.
- Spoon the vegetables on top of the fish, and place one sprig of thyme into each fish filet packet.
- Drizzle wine over the vegetables and close the parchment paper, seal the package by painting the edges with beaten egg white.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the package of parchment paper puffs up.
- Serve hot.
red snapper, vegetable oil, thyme, mushrooms, butter, lemon, tomatoes, garlic, salt, ground black pepper, thyme, white wine, egg
Taken from allrecipes.com/recipe/red-snapper-in-parchment-paper/ (may not work)